2. Masthead and
Brand.
Eye Contact
Attention
grabbing for the
audience Dominant Colour Scheme
Unique Selling
Point

3. COVER STAR:
•Female, she is dressed in black to
match the colour scheme.
•She has a blank facial expression but
shows attitude which sets tone of
magazine.
WHAT COLOURS ARE DOMINANT
AND WHY?
Red: it represents the genre and
stands out against Lacuna’s hair.
White: stands out on
Lacuna’s clothes and is
noticeable.
Black: because it is the
colour of Lacuna’s hair
and clothes.

4. WHAT APPEARS ABOVE THE
HALFWAY LINE THAT HELPS IT GAIN
AUDIENCES?
Strap: shows reader
what else is included in
the magazine.
Eye contact: the star is engaging the
reader.
Other band names –
wider range of target
audience

5. WHAT COVER MOUNT IS OFFERED?
•Live poster special: appeals to the
reader if they have seen the bands
live themselves. It is them naturally
rather than posed.
5 GRATIFICATIONS FOR THE
AUDIENCE
•Access to information about
favourite bands – exclusivity
makes the reader feel special.
•Free items with magazine.
•Something to talk about with
friends with similar interests.
•Sense of belonging – part of a
social trend.
•Feeling up-to-date with facts.

6. SHATTERED CAPITALS: shows genre of
magazine. It is used on the unique selling
point to emphasise that the reader will
always like the magazine. Because the
audience want the posters, the font ties
in the fact that the reader will always
‘want’ the magazine.
BLOCK CAPITALS: This relates
to the star because ‘Lacuna’ does
not look like a rock star. The font
shows that the star has attitude
even though she doesn’t look like
it. It is bold and big and will
attract the readers attention.

7. WHY MIGHT THREE OR MORE
SOCIAL GROUPS BE INTERESTED
IN THIS MAGAZINE?
Because it features different genres and
a variety of bands.
NAME THEM: Heavy Metal, Emo, Rock,
Screamo and Punk Rock.

9. Stand first
Pull- out Quote, which is also being used
Tag and house as the heading for the article Drop cap: tells
style reader where to
start.
Extra facts –
Unique because it is
selling a ‘world
point – exclusive’ it
appeals to makes the
the reader reader feel
special
knowing
these extra
facts.
Pictures: show the stars naturally and live – lets the audience
see both sides of the story.

11. I had a few names in mind
for my magazine; these
Anarchy
are a few:
Crash! Rock Out!
Thunder
Thrash RIOT!
Queen of Scream
In the end I decided with
NIGHTMARE Anarchy because it
related to my genre.

13. Pictures taken directly from the video
Stand Alone
Quote Drop Cap
Tab and
Page number and
House style
house style
Stand first
Caption
Heading and Sub-heading

14. Q3.
I rejected these pictures because they were either bad quality, a bad mise-en-scene
or it is not clear what is happening.
These are bad pictures because they are high
angle shots and decreases the power the stars
have on the audience. The stars are meant to be
dominating.